Melamine utensil product

ABSTRACT

A melamine utensil product includes a container made of a melamine resin, and a raised pattern formed as one piece with the container and projecting from a surface of the container. The container includes a bottom wall, and a peripheral wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall to define a receiving space having an opening. The raised pattern projects outwardly from the peripheral wall.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The invention relates to a melamine product, more particularly to amelamine utensil product that has a raised pattern on an outer surfacethereof.

2. Description of the Related Art

Injection molding allows for quick and easy manufacture of products. Itis therefore commonly applied in the manufacture of various industrialand household products. Melamine resin is a plastic material that iswidely used in the manufacture of utensils by injection molding. Most ofthe conventional melamine-made products have a substantially even outersurface, and patterns or designs are usually formed thereon bytransfer-printing. The resulting product, however, is plain andunattractive.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a melamineutensil product having a raised pattern on an outer surface thereof sothat the melamine utensil product has an attractive appearance.

According to this invention, a melamine utensil product comprises acontainer made of a melamine resin, and a raised pattern formed as onepiece with the container and projecting from a surface of the container.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Other features and advantages of the present invention will becomeapparent in the following detailed description of the preferredembodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of a melamineutensil product according to the present invention; and

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the preferred embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the preferred embodiment of a melamineutensil product according to the present invention is shown to comprisea container 3 made of a melamine resin, and a raised pattern 4 formed asone piece with the container 3.

The container 3 includes a flat circular bottom wall 31, a peripheralwall 32 extending upwardly and curvedly from an outer periphery of thebottom wall 31 to define a receiving space 35 having an opening, anannular bottom flange 33 projecting downwardly from the outer peripheryof the bottom wall 31, and an annular top flange 34 projecting outwardlyfrom a top periphery of the peripheral wall 32.

The container 3 with the raised pattern 4 is formed by compressionmolding using male and female molds so that the raised pattern 4 isone-piece with the container 3. The raised pattern 4 includes fourangularly spaced-apart rooster designs protruding from an outer surfaceof the peripheral wall 32 of the container 3, and a plurality ofrectangular block designs in staggered arrangement and protruding fromthe outer surface of the peripheral wall 32 of the container 3 proximateto the top flange 34. However, the design of the raised pattern 4 shouldnot be limited thereto. Further, the raised pattern 4 may be formed onan inner surface of the peripheral wall 32, on a top surface of thebottom wall 31, or on an outer surface of the top and/or bottom flanges34, 33. The location, shape and quantity of the individual designs ofthe raised pattern 4 are not particularly limited.

The shape of the peripheral wall 32 is not necessarily curved. The shapeand location of each of the top and bottom flanges 34, 33 may be alteredas desired. Further, the top and bottom flanges 34, 33 may be omittedfrom the configuration of the melamine utensil product.

From the aforementioned description, through formation of the raisedpattern 4 on the outer surface of the peripheral wall 32 of thecontainer 3, the outer appearance of the melamine utensil product of thepresent invention is more vivid as compared to the conventionalmelamine-made products. The design of the melamine utensil product ofthe present invention may be varied as desired. As a result, themelamine utensil product of the present invention is more attractivethan the conventional melamine-made products.

While the present invention has been described in connection with whatis considered the most practical and preferred embodiment, it isunderstood that this invention is not limited to the disclosedembodiment but is intended to cover various arrangements included withinthe spirit and scope of the broadest interpretation so as to encompassall such modifications and equivalent arrangements.

1. A melamine utensil product comprising: a container made of a melamineresin; and a raised pattern formed as one piece with said container andprojecting from a surface of said container.
 2. The melamine utensilproduct of claim 1, wherein said container includes a bottom wall, and aperipheral wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall to define areceiving space having an opening, said raised pattern projectingoutwardly from said peripheral wall.
 3. The melamine utensil product ofclaim 2, wherein said raised pattern projects outwardly from an outersurface of said peripheral wall.
 4. The melamine product of claim 2,wherein said container further includes an annular bottom flangeprojecting downwardly from a bottom surface of said bottom wall.
 5. Themelamine utensil product of claim 2, wherein said container furtherincludes an annular top flange projecting outwardly from a top end ofsaid peripheral wall.
 6. The melamine utensil product of claim 1,wherein said container includes a bottom wall, and a peripheral wallextending upwardly from said bottom wall, said raised pattern projectingfrom a top surface of said bottom wall.